STARLINK-4442, 53480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

STARLINK-4442, 53480 is a payload satellite owned by SpaceX/Seattle (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 12 Aug 2022 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

53480, 2022-099R

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

SpaceX (US)

Manufacturer

SpaceX/Seattle

Mission

Operational Commercial Communications

Bus & Motor

STARLINK, Unknown motor

Mass

300 kg wet, ~275 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2022-08-12 (4 years ago)

Launch vehicle

FALCON 9

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 10.1 m

Radar Cross Section

13.562 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 hours ago

TLE from 5 hours ago

0 STARLINK-4442
1 53480U 22099R   26145.66668981  .00141255  00000-0  40353-2 0  9995
2 53480  97.6023 268.5339 0001299  92.5885 241.5523 15.35430193  5846

Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00:01.999Z)

Latitude

-25.88419°

Longitude

148.96708°

Altitude

469.865 km

Speed

7.63 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 08m 54s

True Declination

-25° 44' 37"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:10:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

457.485 km

Perigee altitude

455.709 km

Semi-major axis

6,834.734 km

Eccentricity

0.00013

Inclination

97.6023°

RAAN

268.5339°

Arg. of periapsis

92.5885°

True anomaly

241.53921°

Mean anomaly

241.5523°

Eccentric anomaly

241.54576°

Mean motion

3.84115 °/min

Orbital period

93.72 mins

BSTAR

0.0040353

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STARLINK-4442 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2026-05-25 21:21:49.999Z	357.761° N	2026-05-25 21:24:49.999Z	263.61° W	36.153°	2026-05-25 21:26:49.999Z	215.38° SW
5 mins	2026-05-26 07:53:49.999Z	138.98° SSE	2026-05-26 07:55:49.999Z	80.202° E	34.921°	2026-05-26 07:58:49.999Z	2.982° NNE
4 mins	2026-05-26 20:50:49.999Z	35.907° NE	2026-05-26 20:52:49.999Z	133.423° SE	36.51°	2026-05-26 20:54:49.999Z	174.281° S

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STARLINK-4442, 53480

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-25T16:00:01.999Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #99 in the year 2022 (2022-08-12 UTC)

STARLINK-4442 Visibility forecast

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